More pads from a VSTi. Be sure to play with special effects like wah wah and adjust the LFO, resonance, and wetness to really explore the palette. Here’s a sample of what you can accomplish with free software like Audacity.
sampleoftheday-gtt-pads-008.wav

I used a VSTi to come up with this hoover like strong sound. It’s again an FM synthesizer in software form through VSTHost. This time I did editing in Audacity.
Click here to download sampleoftheday-gtt-stab-007.wav

This is my first distinctive Hoover type sound sample. I like these a lot and there can be a broad range of difference in the subtleties so I hope to get a lot more of these in the future. I crated this using a VSTi in VSTiHOST
Click here to download sampleoftheday-gtt-hoover-001.wav

txfm740’s recent Juno sample gave me a good idea. I was able to pull out a segment, eq out the high end, slow it down, boost the bass, fade in the beginning for a short split second and fade out the end for a long tail in Audacity, and I came up with this really [...]

I made this using the NN19 Sampler in Reason. It’s simple enough to use for quickly, and flexible enough to use for most everything. I like how the LFO can control the panning.
Click here to download sampleoftheday-gtt-fx-synth-005.wav

Here’s the latest from the Maelstrom madness I’m going to try to show how diverse it is, and I think it is becoming obvious. Reason’s a great tool. I wish it would make better use of my widescreen monitor though. This sample is quite subtle, and would go well in some pop, rock, [...]